Superman III was produced during the Bronze Age era of comics. It was very common in comics of that vintage to showcase a guest star (in this case, Richard Pryor's Gus Gorman) who would propel much of the plot. He would serve as a device to get other elements of the plot moving rather than acting as a villain. Here are just a few examples: Superman v1 #253 (Billy Anders)Superman v1 #261 (Carol Ferris/Star Sapphire)Superman v1 #262 (Paul De Meo)Superman v1 Annual #09 (Curt Swan)Each of the above characters take center stage in their respective issues and drive a huge percentage of the plot and the conflicts. So the notion of a guest character like Gus Gorman sharing the spotlight with Superman is not without precedent in the source material.

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